Braves To Sign Kelly Johnson To MiLB Deal  —  The Braves have agreed to sign infielder Kelly Johnson to a minor league deal with an invite to big league camp, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports on Twitter.  The 32-year-old is a client of Relativity Baseball.  —  Johnson spent his first ten years …

Barry Bonds tutoring A-Rod at Bay Area facility  —  Alex Rodriguez, trying to make the comeback of the century, has gotten a few tips from the best hitter since Ted Williams.  —  Barry Bonds, who spent time tutoring Giants hitters last season — Michael Morse credited Bonds …

Revere out to become more than just a singles hitter  —  READING - Ben Revere was part of the contingent charged with selling the Phillies' rebuilding plan during the team's winter banquet stop inside a Reading hotel Tuesday night.  More than a few people, of course, are not sold on Revere …

Bucs QB Johnson paid to have footballs altered before SB 37  —  Four days before the biggest game of his life, quarterback Brad Johnson broke an NFL rule to help the Bucs win Super Bowl XXXVII.  —  At 34, Johnson had developed a few compulsions during his career.

Marlins still sorting out issues: Jose, Haren, Ichiro, bullpen, bench, batting order; Heat, Dolphins, Canes chatter  —  WEDNESDAY BUZZ COLUMN  —  The Marlins open spring training on Feb. 20 with what appears to be their best team in many years, but also with several issues that must be sorted out over the next two months.

Blue Jays' Winter Tour impacts fans, players  —  The Blue Jays head west to Calgary to visit kids at the Alberta Children's Hospital and meet fans at CrossIron Mills  —  The Toronto Blue Jays kicked off the Calgary leg of Winter Tour 2015 presented by TD on Tuesday, visiting patients …

Dodgers' 18-year-old Urias leads list, followed by White Sox's Rodon, Jays' Norris  —  MLBPipeline.com's 2015 Top 100 Prospects list will be unveiled on Friday, Jan. 30, on MLB.com, with the Top 50 revealed during a one-hour show on MLB Network at 9 p.m. ET.

Club planning to implement new Spring Training workouts  —  9/17/14: Michael Brantley leans forward before sliding in left field to make a catch on a line drive off the bat of Chris Carter  —  CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona has mentioned multiple times this winter that improving …

Nationals sign RHP Max Scherzer to seven-year contract  —  Facebook: Nationals  —  Solidifying their starting rotation as arguably the best assembled in Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals agreed to terms with 2013 American League Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer on a seven-year contract on Wednesday.

Cards ‘perfect fit’ for slugger Reynolds  —  At age 31, veteran first baseman/third baseman Mark Reynolds isn't apt to change his spots very much.  —  His all-or-nothing approach probably has been frustrating to his managers and, many times, to the new Cardinal himself.

Johan Santana's latest comeback shut down with more shoulder problems  —  Johan Santana's body will apparently not allow a comeback to happen.  Or at least not without a bunch of setbacks first.  —  Finally healthy again after tearing his Achilles' tendon last spring while coming …

Mets projecting attendance increase at Citi Field … DATA  —  Citi Field HRs